Manchester United have been linked with a move for Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly over the last few weeks

Myles Lewis-Skelly has impressed with his attitude and character during England duty amid reported transfer interest from Manchester United.

The Reds have been credited with an interest in signing the Arsenal defender in recent weeks ahead of the summer transfer window.

Lewis-Skelly enjoyed his breakthrough campaign at Arsenal last term, with the left-back being rewarded with a long-term contract, which was signed in June last year.

The 19-year-old has been forced to settle for just 27 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal this term, with manager Mikel Arteta only handing Lewis-Skelly one start in the Premier League and none in the Champions League.

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This international break has seen Lewis-Skelly link up with the England Under-21 squad, where the defender made his debut for the Young Lions in a 1-1 draw with Andorra last week.

The teenager followed that performance with another full 90 minutes for the England Under-21s in a 4-1 win over Moldova, where Lewis-Skelly provided the assist for Ethan Nwaneri, an Arsenal teammate who is currently on loan at Marseille.

Lewis-Skelly has previously earned six caps for the England senior squad, but Under-21s boss Lee Carsley has been impressed with the attitude that the left-back has shown after being selected for the Young Lions rather than Thomas Tuchel’s squad.

“I’ve been really, really impressed with his quality, and that would have been a tough game for him to come into,” Carsley told the Daily Mail.

“He’s not had a lot of minutes recently so for your first game for the Under-21s, on artificial turf, against Andorra, it would have been a bit of an eye opener for him.

“But he played in the right spirit, and he was a good example for the rest of the players, considering he’s a senior international. He applied himself very well.”

“I noticed how enthusiastic he is,” the England U21 boss added. “That’s always in the back of your mind, when you go from the seniors back to the Under-21s, that the motivation may not be there.

“But we’ve never had that from any player since I’ve been doing the 21s, so that’s a real positive. He’s been really good around the group, showing his qualities.”